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This undated photo released by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections shows Steven Smith. Smith, a condemned Ohio killer is making an unusual plea for mercy ahead of his scheduled execution next month. Attorneys for Steven Smith tell the state parole board that while he intended to rape his girlfriend's 6-month-old daughter, Smith never intended to kill the girl. (AP Photo/Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections)

This undated photo released by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections shows Steven Smith. Smith, a condemned Ohio killer is making an unusual plea for mercy ahead of his scheduled execution next month. Attorneys for Steven Smith tell the state parole board that while he intended to rape his girlfriend's 6-month-old daughter, Smith never intended to kill the girl. (AP Photo/Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections)